Causes
Building up your military
Militarism
Because poison gas was commonly used as a weapon during WWI, these became part of soldier's uniforms.
What are gas masks?
To help save food to send to soldiers, Americans did this
What is rationing or growing victory gardens.
The Treaty of Versailles severely punished which country?
Who is Germany
Eastern Front
Extreme loyalty to your country
Nationalism
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute
What is machine gun?
To encourage Americans to support the war effort, the government made lots of this in the form of posters.
What is propaganda?
According to the Treaty, Germany couldn't have one of these.
What is army?
Western Front
Where is France/Belgium
The assassination of this man was the "last straw."
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This kind of strategy/fighting led to a stalemate on the Western front.
What is trench warfare?
To help pay for the war, Americans were encouraged to buy these.
What are war bonds?
According to the Treaty, Germany had to admit this.
What is complete guilt?
Fighting in trenches resulted in this
What is a stalemate?
Austria-Hungary trying to take over Serbia
Imperialism
Germany used these to blow up ships that were sending supplies to Allies
What are subs?
Explain why the war ended farily quickly after the US deployed troops to Europe.
A stalemate had been going on for years...when the US troops entered, they were able to easily tip the balance in favor of the Allies. American troops were fresh, ready to fight, and boosted morale.
Germany had to pay billions of dollars to pay for the damage done by the war. This is called:
What are reparations?
This member of the Allies left the war before it officially ended because it had a lot of problems going on at home.
What is Russia?
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which caused Germany to declare war on Serbia...and Russia and France and Britain...
What are alliances?
Tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat
What are tanks?
Give three reasons the US got involved in WWI
What is:
Loaned money to Allies & wanted to make sure we'd get paid back.
Germany blowing up our ships, killing Americans
Zimmerman Note
How did the Treaty of Versailles change the map of Europe?
What is major empires were dissolved, creating nine new countries in Europe/Middle East.
Name three members of the Central Powers and three members of the Allies
Allies: US, Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Serbia
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire